Terry Neff and Iron Workers Mid- South Pension Fund v. Nicholas F. Brady, David J. Butters, Willilam E. MacAulay, Robert B. Millard, Robert K. Moses, Jr., Robert a Rayne, Bernard J. Duroc-Danner and Burt M. Martin
ACCEPTED
01-15-00544-CV
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
6/15/2015 4 :22:12 PM
6/19/2015 2:48:38 PM
Chris Daniel - District Clerk Harris County
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
Envelope No. 5683141
By: Phyllis Washington
CLERK
Filed: 6/15/2015 4:22:12 PM
Cause No. 2010-40764
TERRY NEFF, Derivatively on Behalf of § FILED
IN THE DISTRICT IN
COURT OF
1st COURT OF APPEALS
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD., § HOUSTON, TEXAS
§ 6/19/2015 2:48:38 PM
Plaintiff, §
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
§ HARRIS COUNTY,
Clerk TEXAS
vs. §
NICHOLAS F. BRADY, DAVID J. BUTTERS, §
WILLIAM E. MACAULAY, ROBERT B. §
270TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
MILLARD, ROBERT K MOSES, JR., §
ROBERT A RAYNE, BERNARD J. DUROC- §
DANNER, and BRUCE M. MARTIN §§
§ Consolidated Action
Defendants,
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-and- §
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WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD., a §
Swiss corporation, §
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Nominal Defendant. §
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PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF APPEAL
Notice is hereby given that Plaintiffs Terry Neff and Iron Workers Mid-South Pension Fund
("Plaintiffs") desire to appeal from: (1) the Court's May 14, 2015 Order Sustaining Defendant Burt
M. Martin's Special Exceptions; (2) the Court's May 14, 2015 Order Granting Nominal Defendant
Weatherford International Ltd. 's Plea to the Jurisdiction and Special Exceptions; (3) the Court's May
18, 2015 Order Granting Defendant Bernard J. Duroc-Danner's Plea to the Jurisdiction and Special
Exceptions; and (4) the Court's May 18, 2015 Order Granting Individual Director Defendants' Plea
to the Jurisdiction and Special Exceptions entered in Cause No. 2010-40764, Neff v. Brady, et al., in
the 270th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas. The appeal will be to the First or
Fourteenth Court of Appeals.
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Local Rule Notice of and Assignment of Related Cases in Appeals
As required by the Local Rules Relating to Assignment of Related Cases to and Transfers of
Related Cases between the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals, the undersigned hereby certifies
that there have been no related appeals or original proceedings previously filed in either the First or
Fourteenth Court of Appeals.
DATED: June 15, 2015 Respectfully submitted,
KENDALL LAW GROUP, LLP
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JAMIE J. McKEY (State Bar No. 24045262)
3232 McKinney A venue, Suite 700
Dallas, TX 75204
Telephone: 214/744-3000
214/744-3015 (fax)
ROBBINS ARROYO LLP
BRIAN J. ROBBINS
GEORGE C. AGUILAR
JAY N. RAZZOUK
600 B Street, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: 619/525-3990
619/525-3991 (fax)
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN
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TRAVIS E. DOWNS III
BENNY C. GOODMAN III
ERIK W. LUEDEKE
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: 619/231-105 8
619/231-7423 (fax)
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Terry Neff and Iron Workers
Mid-South Pension Fund
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Jamie J. McKey, hereby certify that on June 15, 2015, a true and correct copy of the
foregoing was served on the following counsel in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil
Procedure:
James A. Reeder, Jr. Rebecca N. Brandt
Jeffrey S. Johnston LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
Stacy M. Neal 811 Main Street, Suite 3700
Nicholas Shum Houston, TX 77002
Stephanie Miller rebecca.brandt@lw.com
VINSON & ELKINS LLP
1001 Fannin St., Suite 2500 Peter A. Wald
Houston, TX 77002 LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
jreeder@velaw.com 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
jjohnston@velaw.com San Francisco, CA 94111
sneal@velaw.com peter.wald@lw.com
nshum@velaw.com
smiller@velaw.com Kevin H. Metz
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
N. Scott Fletcher 555 Eleventh Street NW, Suite 1000
Elizabeth G. Myers Washington, DC 20004
JONES DAY kevin.metz@lw.com
717 Texas, Suite 3300
Houston, TX 77002 Noelle M. Reed
sfletcher@jonesday.com Charles W. Schwartz
egmyers@jonesday.com Daniel E. Bolia
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE,
Robert S. Bennett MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
Ellen Kennedy 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6800
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP Houston, TX 77002
555 Thirteenth Street, NW noelle.reed@skadden.com
Washington, DC 20004 charles.schwartz@skadden.com
robert.bennett@hoganlovells.com daniel.bolia@skadden.com
ellen.kennedy@hoganlovells.com
JAMIEJ.cKEY
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